Transformer glitch shuts down biggest atom smasher

Never order a 30-ton transformer from the lowest bidder!

I'll bet your right about the device being a heat pump. Perhaps the 30 tons refers to pump rating: 30 tons is about 100 kw.

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Dave Letterman rejected my Top Ten submission:

1. It's AC so who cares which way it's wired.
2. Ah, that's where my car keys went that day.
3. It's always the squirrel.
4. The control op: "let's see what this machine can really do"
5. I thought the spec order said milliVARS
6. So, that must be where my 15 tons of Chinese melamine went to.
7. Was that a DeLorean that just disappeared on the ring track?
8. Someone saved some money and just used leftover antifreeze.
9. Oh, I though you wanted a higher voltage.
10. What near light speed flying black hole shield?